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Learning activity 3 Evidence: The story of bottled water 1. What are the problems derived from drinking bottled water? Mention two problems at least. R: If you drink bottled water, the environment will be contaminated, since the plastic bottles are made with oil, this implies that the extraction and production of the same affect the ecosystem, in the same way, the elimination of bottle waste generates pollution in the air. Another problem is the disposal, if you use plastic bottles and then throw away the waste, it becomes an issue, because the incineration releasing toxic pollution 2. What is the difference between bottled water and drinking water? R: If you decide to drink bottled water, this would imply the manufacturing process and the contamination of the companies that manufacture the bottles, instead, the tap water is consumed directly by the people, without generating any type of affectation to the environment. 3. Describe the process involved in manufacturing a plastic bottle. R: Throughout the life cycle of the product, different processes are presented, such as the extraction and production of oil to make water bottles, send them around the planet and then people drink them, so that finally, the waste is eliminated and generate a production cycle.What happens with the plastic bottles after we throw them away. In the process of waste disposal, if the bottles are incinerated, a large pollution in the air will be generated, in the same way, if these are thrown into dumps they will remain in this place for years as in the case of India. 4. What solutions can be implemented to solve this problem? R: If people did not use plastic water bottles and instead drink tap water, a series of environmental problems would be reduced, therefore, it is necessary to encourage people through awareness campaigns.

5. Is this problem common in your community? What does the community do to deal with it?

R:If we observe the consumption of water bottles in my community, we will observe that it is very common for people to buy bottled water, since it is assumed that this water is completely purified, but in the case of my community in particular, if people use bottles plastic, they will be asked to deposit them in specific containers within the residential complex . 6. Will you drink bottled water again? Why? Why not? R: If I have the option of choosing between drinking bottled water or a tap, in the case of Bogotá I would prefer to drink tap water, because if you do, you would not only be saving water but also implicitly helping the environment 7. What will you do in the future to reduce the number of plastic bottles used in the world? R: To reduce the consumption of plastic water bottles in the future it is necessary to generate talks to the whole community in general, because if people are made aware of this environmental problem, they will probably react to the consequences of the use and consumption of this resource in plastic bottles